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What did you learn from hunting season 2016?
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1. Don't rush your shot.
2. Sometimes it's best to stop looking for a deer you shot. I rushed a shot on a management buck. Hit was very high. I had a hard time finding blood. Eventually i did find somewhat of a blood trail and tracked for about 90 minutes. I ran out of light and went back to camp. Showed the video of the shot and a pic of the hit to two bow hunters I respect. They both said the same thing, don't look anymore. The deer is not dead, you will push him out if you look more. I followed their advice and saw him 2 days later, but could not get a shot. Then my son tried to kill him at a different feeder, and the dang buck would never stand still broadside. After seeing him the 2nd time I am sure the buck is fine. I have been in this situation before and spent 2 days looking, completely pushing the deer out of the area. Then find out he's in someone else's feeder later.
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Originally posted by Kdog View Post1. Don't rush your shot.
2. Sometimes it's best to stop looking for a deer you shot. I rushed a shot on a management buck. Hit was very high. I had a hard time finding blood. Eventually i did find somewhat of a blood trail and tracked for about 90 minutes. I ran out of light and went back to camp. Showed the video of the shot and a pic of the hit to two bow hunters I respect. They both said the same thing, don't look anymore. The deer is not dead, you will push him out if you look more. I followed their advice and saw him 2 days later, but could not get a shot. Then my son tried to kill him at a different feeder, and the dang buck would never stand still broadside. After seeing him the 2nd time I am sure the buck is fine. I have been in this situation before and spent 2 days looking, completely pushing the deer out of the area. Then find out he's in someone else's feeder later.
He's totally fine. It happens.
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I learned that baiting does little to nothing to increase deer sightings on good habitat in my area. We completely gave it up this year and noticed little to no difference other than getting in more rewarding hunts.
I learned that I can pretty much tell you when I'm going to get a shot at a buck, based off barometric pressure change/approaching or passing fronts, but I still like to be somewhere out there on the other days!
Confirmed that my plan to shoot any decent buck when they get in bow range was a good one. I didn't kill the biggest bucks on the farm this year by any means, but got a 3 year old 9 point and 4 year old 8 point with my bow. I scouted hard and put in my time, so it felt rewarding to get the shots that I did. Any bow deer without bait is a trophy/satisfying to me!
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